Hear about the legal basis, the regulatory system and international outreach, as well as the recognition of the EU laissez-passer. See the security features and how to verify them, read the data from the chip and learn how your privacy is protected. Learn who is eligible to receive an EU laissez-passer, and about the benefits for the holders and their family members in delegations and missions. Talk to a holder of the new biometric LP and what has changed on international missions.

The conference will be held in the Centre de Conférences Albert Borschette (CCAB), Rue Froissart 36, 1040 – Bruxelles.

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Experiences from the Field Mr Francis Deschrijvere, Local Security Officer for the EU laissez-passer (EULP), shared his experiences gained with the introduction of a brand-new travel document at the High Security Printing Conference in Malta at the end of March 2019. A new document is a challenge, as not only its looks and feels are unknown to border officers, but... Read more »»

On Monday, 29 February 2016, the European Union and the People’s Republic of China signed the EU-China short-stay visa waiver agreement for holders of diplomatic passports. This agreement will ensure visa-free travel to the EU and China for stays up to maximum 90 days (within any 180-day period) for holders of a valid diplomatic passport or EU laissez-passer. The visa-waiver... Read more »»

After busy preparations and tests, the new form of the laissez-passer issued by the European Union was launched according to schedule on November 24, 2015. This date marks the day after which hand-written travel documents are no longer accepted according to the EU legislation and in line with the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. The representatives and staff... Read more »»

The European Union issues laissez-passer (LP) to its staff members that travel for service. Until now, those LPs were hand-written documents that are according to international rules no longer accepted after November 25, 2015. Therefore, the EU re-designed its documents to be compliant with international standards. The new laissez-passer will be a highly secure document with an integrated chip that... Read more »»